7on7 falls to Giddings at state tournament
By Tori Lyle
Two points cost Pittsburg’s 7on7 football team a chance at competing nationally Thursday, July 9, in a game against students from Hamshire-Fannett High School located in Hamshire, Texas. Pittsburg’s 7on7 team won the chance to compete at the state level in late June and travelled to College Station July 9 and 10.
In their first day of play, the team was 2-1 and down by 34 to 33 when a missed two-point conversion sent them into a three-way tie for second place. On Friday, the team played in the consolation bracket and fell to Giddings 47-27. Juniors and seniors from Pittsburg made up the 20-man summer league football team. The team is a voluntary summer league and not sanctioned by the University Interscholastic League.
Pittsburg Pirates head coach Brad Baca said the student athletes learned a lot about their strengths in College Station and, more importantly, where they need to improve. “The kids played really hard,” Coach Baca said. “This was their first time at a tournament like this and they gave it a great effort. They got valuable experience and they really just had a blast.”
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